WT/MIN(20)/INF/2  
24 February 2020  
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Ministerial Conference  
Twelfth Session  
Nur-Sultan, 8 -11 June 2020  Original: English  
 
TWELFTH MINISTERIAL CONFERENCE  
NOTE TO DELEGATIONS  
VISA REQUIREMENTS FOR DIPLOMATIC, OFFICIAL AND REGULAR  PASSPORTS  
 
Please find below a communication from the Kazakhstan Task Force for the Twelfth Ministerial 
Conference  concerning visas .  
 
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1.1. This communication from the Kazakhstan Task Force for  the Twelfth  Ministerial Conference  
relates specifically to the requirements for obtaining visas. It was drawn up on the basis of the 
regulations currently in force in the Republic of Kazakhstan  and uses WTO nomenclature, though 
this does not in any way affect Kazakhstan 's position regarding  the legal status of each one of the 
entities included in the list.  
 
1.2. All participants must be in possession of a passport that is valid on the day of exit from the 
territory of the Republic of Kazakhstan for a minimum of 3 (three) months  prior to the expiration 
date of the passport and, where applicable, a visa for entry into the Republic of Kazakhstan. It should 
be noted that e xtended validity  by stamp or record is not considered valid for entry into the Republic 
of Kazakhstan.   
 
1.3. Annex I  (for WTO Members ) and Annex II (for WTO Observers) sets out the visa requirements  
by country or customs territory although, as pointed out, the terminology has been fully adapted to 
the nomenclature currently in force for WTO Members and Observers. All United Nations Laissez -
passer holders shall be exempted from visa requirements for the period of stay in the Republic 
Kazakhstan up to 30 calendar days.    
 
1.4. Visas will be granted to duly registered and accredited foreign participa nts of the Twelfth  
Ministerial Conference, to be held in Nur-Sultan , Kazakhstan , from 8 to 11  June 2020 .  
 
VISA SUPPORT  
 
1.5. Participants  required to possess a visa should  first have a Kazakhstan visa invitation ( so called 
visa support ). Visa support is a document by which a natural or legal person, resident in Kazakhstan  
(Ministry of Trade and Integration of the Republic of Kazakhstan), invites a foreigner to Kazakhstan.  
Visa support is a mandatory document to apply for a visa to Kazakhstan  and obtain it. It does not 
substitute Kazakhstan visa which must be obtained from the respective Diplomatic or Consular 
representations of the Republic of Kazakhstan.  
 
1.6. The request for visa support shall be submitted 90 calendar days before the expected dat e of 
entry into the Republic of Kazakhstan at the earliest , and 7 working days before the date of entry at 
the very latest.  
 
1.7. When requesting a visa support to Kazakhstan, a personal data form in Annex III must be 
filled in and sent along with a scanned copy of the passport by email to the following address: 
expat@aifc.kz  (AIFC Expat Centre ). The information in the passport must match exactly the 
information in the visa support  form.  WT/MIN(20)/INF/2  
 
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  1.8. Participants will be receiving the visa support (number  and date of approval by authorised 
body of the Republic of Kazakhstan) by email from expat@aifc.kz  (AIFC Expat Centre)  within                
7 working days from the date of submitting the form for visa support.  
 
1.9. For en quiries about visa support, please contact:   
 
Ms. Ainur Zhumatova  
Tel: +7 7172 613735  
Mobile: +7  777 204 28 28  
expat@aifc.kz  
 
For enquiries about general v isa-related matters , please contact:  
 
Mr. Aibek Kanapinov  
Mobile: +7 701 555 2443  
a.kanapinov@mfa.kz  
 
 
VISA APPLICATION  
 
1.10.  After receiving the visa support number, p articipants required to possess a visa  should contact 
Diplomatic or Consular representation of the Republic of Kazakhstan  accredited to participant 's 
countr y which is already instructed to facilitate the visa application process.    
 
1.11.  The list of Embassies, Consulates General and Consulates of the Republic of Kazakhstan with 
their contact details is available at : http://mfa.gov.kz/files/593d8bed31d77.pdf .   
 
1.12.  It should be noted th at WTO Members and Observers that do not have an accredited 
Kazakhstan representation  in their territory will be able to obtain their visas upon arrival at the 
Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport and at the Almaty international airport.  
 
1.13.  Visa proce ssing via Diplomatic and Consular representations of the Republic of Kazakhstan  or 
applying for a  visa upon a rrival will require a completed visa application form. The visa application 
form is available as Annex IV to this note . 
 
1.14.  The v isa application must be accompanied by:  
 
(1) a passport that will be valid for 3 (three) months following the expiration date of the visa  and 
shall have at least 2 blank page s for visas ; 
(2) a colour or black -and white passport -style photo (3,5 сm x 4,5 сm); 
(3) a copy of the visa support number.  
 
1.15.  The processing of the application for a visa will begin upon receipt of a complete file  of all the 
documents required by the representation of the Republic of Kazakhstan.  
 
 
ARRIVAL NOTIFICATION  
 
1.16.  All participants should inform the entitled Liaison Officers on arrival to the Republic of 
Kazakhstan by pointing out a date of crossing the border control of the Republic of Kazakhstan and 
place of stay for arrival notification procedure. The names of the  Liaison Officers will be 
communicated to delegations at a later stage.  
 
1.17.  It should be noted that the arrival notification can be processed via  the entitled liaison at the 
hotel or at the AIFC Expat Centre which is located in the Astana International Financ ial Centre (AIFC), 
next to the Accreditation Centre.  
 
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  ANNEX I  
VISA REQUIREMENTS FOR WTO MEMBERS  
 
 
No. Member  Visa requirements  
Diplomatic Passport  Official/Service  
Passport   Regular Passport  
1.  Afghanistan  visa  visa  visa  
2.  Albania  visa  visa  visa  
3.  Angola  visa  visa  visa  
4.  Antigua and Barbuda  visa  visa  visa  
5.  Argentin a  visa free  
up to 90 days  visa free  
up to 90 days  visa free  
up to 30 days  
6.  Armenia  visa free  
up to 90 days  visa free  
up to 90 days  visa free  
up to 90 days  
7.  Australia  visa free  
up to 30 days  visa free  
up to 30 days  visa free  
up to 30 days  
8.  Austria  visa free  
up to 30 days  visa free  
up to 30 days  visa free  
up to 30 days  
9.  Bahrain , Kingdom of  visa free  
up to 30 days  visa free  
up to 30 days  visa free  
up to 30 days  
10.  Bangladesh  visa  visa  visa  
11.  Barbados  visa  visa  visa  
12.  Belgium  visa free  
up to 90 days  visa free  
up to 30 days  visa free  
up to 30 days  
13.  Belize  visa  visa  visa  
14.  Benin  visa  visa  visa  
15.  Bolivia , Plurinational 
State of  visa  visa  visa  
16.  Botswana  visa  visa  visa  
17.  Brazil  visa free  
up to 90 days  visa free  
up to 90 days  visa free  
up to 30 days  
18.  Brunei  Darussalam  visa  visa  visa  
19.  Bulgaria  visa free  
up to 90 days  visa free  
up to 90 days  visa free  
up to 30 days  
20.  Burkina Faso  visa  visa  visa  
21.  Burundi  visa  visa  visa  
22.  Cabo Verde  visa  visa  visa  
23.  Cambodia  visa  visa  visa  
24.  Cameroon  visa  visa  visa  
25.  Canada  visa free  
up to 30 days  visa free  
up to 30 days  visa free  
up to 30 days  
26.  Central African Republic  visa  visa  visa  
27.  Chad  visa  visa  visa  
28.  Chile  visa free  
up to 90 days  visa free  
up to 90 days  visa free  
up to 30 days  
29.  China  visa free  
up to 30 days  visa free  
up to 30 days  visa  
30.  Colombia  visa free  
up to 30 days  visa free  
up to 30 days  visa free  
up to 30 days  
31.  Congo  visa  visa  visa  
32.  Costa Rica  visa  visa  visa  
33.  Côte d'Ivoire  visa  visa  visa  
34.  Croatia  visa free  
up to 30 days  visa free  
up to 30 days  visa free  
up to 30 days  
35.  Cuba  visa free  
up to 30 days  visa free  
up to 30 days  visa  
36.  Cyprus  visa free  
up to 90 days  visa free  
up to 90 days  visa free  
up to 30 days  WT/MIN(20)/INF/2  
 
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  No. Member  Visa requirements  
Diplomatic Passport  Official/Service  
Passport   Regular Passport  
37.  Czech Republic  visa free  
up to 90 days  visa free  
up to 30 days  visa free  
up to 30 days  
38.  Democratic Republic of 
the Congo  visa  visa  visa  
39.  Denmark  visa free  
up to 90 days  visa free  
up to 30 days  visa free  
up to 30 days  
40.  Djibouti  visa  visa  visa  
41.  Dominica  visa  visa  visa  
42.  Dominican Republic  visa  visa  visa  
43.  Ecuador  visa free  
up to 30 days  visa free  
up to 30 days  visa free  
up to 30 days  
44.  Egypt  visa free  
up to 30 days  visa  visa  
45.  El Salvador  visa  visa  visa  
46.  Estonia  visa free  
up to 90 days  visa free  
up to 30 days  visa free  
up to 30 days  
47.  Eswatini visa  visa  visa  
48.  European Union  visa visa visa 
49.  Fiji  visa  visa  visa  
50.  Finland  visa free  
up to 90 days  visa free  
up to 30 days  visa free  
up to 30 days  
51.  France  visa free  
up to 90 days  visa free  
up to 30 days  visa free  
up to 30 days  
52.  Gabon  visa  visa  visa  
53.  The Gambia  visa  visa  visa  
54.  Georgia  visa free  
up to 90 days  visa free  
up to 90 days  visa free  
up to 90 days  
55.  Germany  visa free  
up to 90 days  visa free  
up to 30 days  visa free  
up to 30 days  
56.  Ghana  visa  visa  visa  
57.  Greece  visa free  
up to 90 days  visa free  
up to 30 days  visa free  
up to 30 days  
58.  Grenada  visa  visa  visa  
59.  Guatemala  visa  visa  visa  
60.  Guinea  visa  visa  visa  
61.  Guinea -Bissau  visa  visa  visa  
62.  Guyana  visa  visa  visa  
63.  Haiti  visa  visa  visa  
64.  Honduras  visa  visa  visa  
65.  Hong Kong , China  visa free  
up to 14 days  visa free  
up to 14 days  visa free  
up to 14 days  
66.  Hungary  visa free  
up to 30 days  visa free  
up to 30 days  visa free  
up to 30 days  
67.  Iceland  visa free  
up to 30 days  visa free  
up to 30 days  visa free  
up to 30 days  
68.  India  visa free  
up to 30 days  visa free  
up to 30 days  visa  
69.  Indonesia  visa free  
up to 30 days  visa free  
up to 30 days  visa free  
up to 30 days  
70.  Ireland  visa free  
up to 30 days  visa free  
up to 30 days  visa free  
up to 30 days  
71.  Israel  visa free  
up to 90 days  visa free  
up to 90 days  visa free  
up to 30 days  
72.  Italy  visa free  
up to 90 days  visa free  
up to 30 days  visa free  
up to 30 days  
73.  Jamaica  visa  visa  visa  WT/MIN(20)/INF/2  
 
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  No. Member  Visa requirements  
Diplomatic Passport  Official/Service  
Passport   Regular Passport  
74.  Japan  visa free  
up to 90 days  visa free  
up to 90 days  visa free  
up to 30 days  
75.  Jordan  visa free  
up to 30 days  visa free  
up to 30 days  visa  
76.  Kenya  visa  visa  visa  
77.  Korea , Republic of  visa free  
up to 90 days  visa free  
up to 90 days  visa free  
up to 30 days  
78.  Kuwait, the State of  visa free  
up to 90 days  visa free  
up to 90 days  visa free  
up to 30 days  
79.  Kyrgyz  Republic  visa free  
up to 90 days  visa free  
up to 90 days  visa free  
up to 90 days  
80.  Lao People’s Democratic 
Republic  visa  visa  visa  
81.  Latvia  visa free  
up to 90 days  visa free  
up to 30 days  visa free  
up to 30 days  
82.  Lesotho  visa  visa  visa  
83.  Liberia  visa  visa  visa  
84.  Liechtenstein  visa free  
up to 30 days  visa free  
up to 30 days  visa free  
up to 30 days  
85.  Lithuania  visa free  
up to 90 days  visa free  
up to 30 days  visa free  
up to 30 days  
86.  Luxembourg  visa free  
up to 90 days  visa free  
up to 30 days  visa free  
up to 30 days  
87.  Macao , China  visa  visa  visa  
88.  Madagascar  visa  visa  visa  
89.  Malawi  visa  visa  visa  
90.  Malaysia  visa free  
up to 30 days  visa free  
up to 30 days  visa free  
up to 30 days  
91.  Maldives  visa  visa  visa  
92.  Mali visa  visa  visa  
93.  Malta  visa free  
up to 30 days  visa free  
up to 30 days  visa free  
up to 30 days  
94.  Mauritania  visa  visa  visa  
95.  Mauritius  visa  visa  visa  
96.  Mexico  visa free  
up to 90 days  visa free  
up to 90 days  visa free  
up to 30 days  
97.  Moldova , Republic of  visa free  
up to 90 days  visa free  
up to 90 days  visa free  
up to 90 days  
98.  Mongolia  visa free  
up to 90 days  visa free  
up to 90 days  visa free  
up to 90 days  
99.  Montenegro  visa free  
up to 90 days  visa free  
up to 90 days  visa  
100.   Morocco  visa free  
up to 30 days  visa free  
up to 30 days  visa 
 
101.   Mozambique  visa  visa  visa  
102.   Myanmar  visa  visa  visa  
103.   Namibia  visa  visa  visa  
104.   Nepal  visa  visa  visa  
105.   Netherlands  visa free  
up to 90 days  visa free  
up to 30 days  visa free  
up to 30 days  
106.   New Zealand  visa free  
up to 30 days  visa free  
up to 30 days  visa free  
up to 30 days  
107.   Nicaragua   visa  visa  visa  
108.   Niger  visa  visa  visa  
109.   Nigeria  visa  visa  visa  
110.   North Macedonia  visa free  
up to 30 days  visa free  
up to 30 days  visa  WT/MIN(20)/INF/2  
 
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  No. Member  Visa requirements  
Diplomatic Passport  Official/Service  
Passport   Regular Passport  
111.   Norway  visa free  
up to 90 days  visa free  
up to 30 days  visa free  
up to 30 days  
112.   Oman  visa free  
up to 30 days  visa free  
up to 30 days  visa free  
up to 30 days  
113.   Pakistan  visa free  
up to 30 days  visa free  
up to 30 days  visa  
114.   Panama  visa  visa  visa  
115.   Papua New Guinea  visa  visa  visa  
116.   Paraguay  visa  visa  visa  
117.   Peru visa  visa  visa  
118.   Philippines  visa free  
up to 30 days  visa free  
up to 30 days  visa free  
up to 30 days  
119.   Poland  visa free  
up to 90 days  visa free  
up to 30 days  visa free  
up to 30 days  
120.   Portugal  visa free  
up to 90 days  visa free  
up to 30 days  visa free  
up to 30 days  
121.   Qatar  visa free  
up to 30 days  visa free  
up to 30 days  visa free  
up to 30 days  
122.   Romania  visa free  
up to 90 days  visa free  
up to 90 days  visa free  
up to 30 days  
123.   Russian Federation  visa free  
up to 90 days  visa free  
up to 90 days  visa free  
up to 90 days  
124.   Rwanda  visa  visa  visa  
125.   Saint Kitts and Nevis  visa  visa  visa  
126.   Saint Lucia  visa  visa  visa  
127.   Saint Vincent and the 
Grenadines  visa  visa  visa  
128.   Samoa  visa  visa  visa  
129.   Saudi Arabia , Kingdom of  visa free  
up to 30 days  visa free  
up to 30 days  visa free  
up to 30 days  
130.   Senegal  visa  visa  visa  
131.   Seychelles  visa  visa  visa  
132.   Sierra Leone  visa  visa  visa  
133.   Singapore  visa free  
up to 30 days  visa free  
up to 30 days  visa free  
up to 30 days  
134.   Slovak Republic  visa free  
up to 90 days  visa free  
up to 90 days  visa free  
up to 30 days  
135.   Slovenia  visa free  
up to 90 days  visa free  
up to 30 days  visa free  
up to 30 days  
136.   Solomon I slands  visa  visa  visa  
137.   South Africa  visa  visa  visa  
138.   Spain  visa free  
up to 90 days  visa free  
up to 30 days  visa free  
up to 30 days  
139.   Sri Lanka  visa free  
up to 30 days  visa free  
up to 30 days  visa  
140.   Suriname  visa  visa  visa  
141.   Sweden  visa free  
up to 30 days  visa free  
up to 30 days  visa free  
up to 30 days  
142.   Switzerland  visa free  
up to 90 days  visa free  
up to 30 days  visa free  
up to 30 days  
143.   Chinese Taipei  visa  visa  visa  
144.   Tajikistan  visa free  
up to 90 days  visa free  
up to 90 days  visa free  
up to 30 days  
145.   Tanzania  visa  visa  visa  
146.   Thailand  visa free  
up to 30 days  visa free  
up to 30 days  visa free  
up to 30 days  
147.   Togo   visa  visa  visa  WT/MIN(20)/INF/2  
 
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  No. Member  Visa requirements  
Diplomatic Passport  Official/Service  
Passport   Regular Passport  
148.   Tonga  visa  visa  visa  
149.   Trinidad and Tobago  visa  visa  visa  
150.   Tunis ia visa  visa  visa  
151.   Turkey  visa free  
up to 30 days  visa free  
up to 30 days  visa free  
up to 30 days  
152.   Uganda  visa  visa  visa  
153.   Ukraine  visa free  
up to 90 days  visa free  
up to 90 days  visa free  
up to 90 days  
154.   United Arab Emirates  visa free  
up to 90 days  visa free  
up to 90 days  visa free  
up to 30 days  
155.   United Kingdom  visa free  
up to 30 days  visa free  
up to 30 days  visa free  
up to 30 days  
156.   United States of America  visa free  
up to 30 days  visa free  
up to 30 days  visa free  
up to 30 days  
157.   Uruguay  visa  visa  visa  
158.   Vanuatu  visa visa visa 
159.   Venezuela , Bolivarian 
Republic of  visa  visa  visa  
160.   Viet Nam visa free  
up to 30 days  visa free  
up to 30 days  visa free  
up to 30 days  
161.   Yemen  visa  visa  visa  
162.   Zambia  visa  visa  visa  
163.   Zimbabwe  visa  visa  visa  
 
Remarks : 
The terminology used has been adapted to WTO nomenclature, though this does not in any way affect 
position of the Republic of Kazakhstan  regarding the legal status of each one of the entities included in 
the list.  
 
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  ANNEX II 
VISA REQUIREMENTS FOR WTO OBSERVERS  
 
 
No. Observer  Visa requirements  
Diplomatic Passport  Official/Service  
Passport  Regular Passport  
1.  Algeria  visa  visa  visa  
2.  Andorra  visa  visa  visa  
3.  Azerbaijan  visa free  
up to 30 days  visa free  
up to 30 days  visa free  
up to 30 days  
4.  Bahamas  visa  visa  visa  
5.  Belarus  visa free  
up to 90 days  visa free  
up to 90 days  visa free  
up to 90 days  
6.  Bhutan  visa  visa  visa  
7.  Bosnia and 
Herzegovina  visa free  
up to 30 days  visa free  
up to 30 days  visa  
8.  Comoros  visa  visa  visa  
9.  Equatorial Guinea  visa  visa  visa  
10.  Ethiopia  visa  visa  visa  
11.  Holy See  visa free  
up to 90 days  visa free  
up to 30 days  visa free  
up to 30 days  
12.  Iran  visa free  
up to 30 days  visa free  
up to 30 days  visa  
13.  Iraq  visa  visa  visa  
14.  Leban on visa  visa  visa  
15.  Libya  visa  visa  visa  
16.  Sao Tom é and Principe  visa  visa  visa  
17.  Serbia  visa free  
up to 30 days  visa free  
up to 30 days  visa free  
up to 30 days  
18.  Somalia  visa  visa  visa  
19.  South Sudan  visa  visa  visa  
20.  Sudan  visa  visa  visa  
21.  Syrian Arab Republic  visa  visa  visa  
22.  Timor -Leste  visa  visa  visa  
23.  Uzbekistan   visa free  
up to 30 days  visa free  
up to 30 days  visa free  
up to 30 days  
 
Remarks : 
The terminology used has been adapted to WTO nomenclature, though this does not in any way 
affect  position of the Republic of Kazakhstan  regarding the legal status of each one of the entities 
included in the list.  
 
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ANNEX III  
 
A PERSONAL DATA FORM  FOR VISA SUPPORT  
 
Surname and First name  
(as they appear on the passport)  
  
Sex 
  
Date of and place of birth  
  
Nationality  
  
Passport number  
  
Date of issue and date of expiry  
  
Organization and position  
  
Accommodation  in Kazakhstan  
  
Cities to be visited in Kazakhstan  
  
Applicant's home address  
  
Period of requested visa  
  
Number of entries  
  
Place of obtaining a visa  
  
 
 
 
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  ANNEX IV  
 
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